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15 pages in length. The extent to which North Korea and Japan have been great foes is both grand and far-reaching; that the two Asian nations have socially, economically and politically antagonized each other for decades speaks to an aggressive and wholly hostile history. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
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decades speaks to an aggressive and wholly hostile history. II. MILITARY DISCORD The seven year war that pitted Korea against Japan as
fighting enemies sent Korea fleeing for its very existence. This was a time of great change -- with not much of it being beneficial to the Koreans -- for
the Japanese invasion by warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi caused extensive damage to the peninsula, forcing a significant number of Koreans to be manhandled to Japan. The ultimate outcome of such
an invasion left a "disastrous impact" (Korean Overseas Information Service, 1991, p. PG) of dependency upon the defenseless Koreans. It has been said that Korea never quite regained full composure
from the Japanese attack, struggling to maintain its economic status in the face of confrontation. It was not until the early seventeenth century that Korea was given the much
needed industrial growth opportunity that would ultimately create a modern nation state. Agriculture was just one of the many methods of industrialization that was responsible for "sweeping reforms" (Korean
Overseas Information Service, 1991, p. PG) with regard to Koreas desire to implement Westernization. The goal was to incorporate traditional values with Western technology so that it blended into
a strong and prosperous union. This was not an easy venture, however, inasmuch as conventional thought was often difficult to overcome and "greatly hindered any effective adaptation and utilization"
(Korean Overseas Information Service, 1991, p. PG). As time went on and Korea began to experience the full impact of Westernization and industrialization, the country was in constant battle to
maintain its independence. Frequent foreign invasions continually kept the Koreans fighting to hold on to political independence, as well as "cultural and ethnic identity" (Korean Overseas Information Service, 1991,
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